Archive for September, 2009

What is Saw Palmetto?

Friday, September 25th, 2009
Saw palmetto photo by Sallicio

Saw palmetto photo by Sallicio

The herbal berry extract saw palmetto is made from the fruit of a small palm tree called the American dwarf palm tree.  Saw palmetto is a small shrub-like palm tree with “palmately divided leaves”1 and is native to North America.

Saw palmetto is frequently used in Europe to improve the symptoms of enlarged prostate. An enlarged prostate is also referred to as Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

Placebo-controlled studies show that saw palmetto can reduce nocturia, excessive nighttime urination. Men taking saw palmetto are twice as likely to experience improvement in their symptoms then those taking the placebo. (more…)

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Green Tea: A Great Antioxidant

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Green Tea Photo taken at United States Botanic Garden

Green Tea Photo taken at United States Botanic Garden

Res-Q Mega Acai, a superior antioxidant supplement, provides a unique combination of multiple, powerful antioxidants designed to fight different types of free radicals.  Green tea leaf extract is included in Res-Q Mega Acai due to its efficacy on specific types of free radicals and its wonderful well-known antioxidant properties and health benefits.  The Acai berry fruit, pomegranate fruit and green tea leaf extracts in Res-Q Mega Acai have superior antioxidant activity allowing for optimal health benefits.

 The entire body is made up of cells and these cells need antioxidants for optimal balance. Excess amounts of free radicals can harm cells. Neutralizing multiple types of free radicals promotes better cell health and arterial health.

The antioxidants in green tea promote good health by neutralizing free radicals. Green tea is very effective at neutralizing hydroxyl radicals, harmful free radicals. (more…)

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What is Pomegranate?

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Res-Q Mega Acai

Res-Q Mega Acai

Res-Q Mega Acai, a potent antioxidant dietary supplement, contains extracts of Acai fruit, pomegranate fruit, and green tea leaf. The combination of these ingredients produces superior antioxidant activity thus providing Res-Q customers with the best antioxidant supplement available today.

Adding the power of the pomegranate fruit to the power of the Acai fruit, produces a powerful antioxidant supplement.  The pomegranate fruit, also known as Punica granatum L., is from a small long-living tree. For good health, pomegranate has been consumed since ancient times. Pomegranate fruit may be found in various locations throughout the world including parts of the United States, Southeast Asia, and Africa. (more…)

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Res-Q: The Efficacy of The Acai Berry

Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Res-Q Mega Acai

Res-Q Mega Acai

Res-Q Mega Acai contains a unique combination of multiple powerful antioxidants designed to fight different types of free radicals thus encouraging optimal health.  Antioxidants promote good health by neutralizing free radicals.

 The Acai berry fruit extract is an extract of the Acai berry, a fruit derived from a large palm tree that can be found at the Amazon river in South America.

 The Acai berry contains a wide variety of antioxidants and is effective at neutralizing various types of free radicals.  The polyphenols present in Acai berry include anthocyanins, tannins, proanthocyanidins, and flavanoids.  Acai berry performed  well on peroxyl, peroxynitrite, and superoxide radicals. The wide variety of antioxidants present in the Acai berry may account for the superior performance of the Acai berry.   (more…)

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More Information about the Acai Berry

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Acai berry contains potent antioxidants.

Acai berry contains potent antioxidants.

 The Res-Q product line provides the Res-Q family of customers with the finest ingredients in order to produce the best, most scientifically studied and researched products.  

Res-Q Mega Acai contains a very potent berry extract called Acai.  The Acai fruit consists of very powerful antioxidants as measured by numerous assays.

 As an antioxidant, the Acai berry was shown to perform well in numerous tests, and found to have extremely high scavenging capacity against numerous types of free radicals.  Acai berry scored the highest of any fruit or vegetable to date on the “superoxide scavenging assay.” On another efficacy test, Acai also scored the highest of any food reported to date for “peroxyl radical” scavenging. 

The Acai berry was shown in clinical studies to be effective at fighting numerous types of free radicals which can lead to damage to the brain, the arteries, and healthy cells. Since antioxidants help in the fight against free radicals by neutralizing them, antioxidants are ideal for maintaining and enhancing good health. (more…)

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